Refresh...Cardboard Testimonies

This past Sunday our Refresh service (2nd) did the Cardboard Testimonies. It was beautiful. Our family was the first up after Vann started the testimonies, I loved that because I got to watch the looks on everyone's faces as they read the testimonies, after each testimony the people in the pews clapped for joy about God's deliverance. But I didn't get to see the tears in the eyes of my Christian brothers and sisters as they held their testimony for the church to read, seeing their tears for the first time in the video brought tears to my eyes. My favorite part of this post is not just the video testimony but the members of the church were invited to write their cardboard testimonies out and walk up to the front and place them at the foot of the cross.

I am grateful that these were posted so I could read each person's testimony. They were all anonymous. I was overwhelmed, so many are silent in their pain, so many struggle and are battling sin on their own. I want to hold up a banner that says I am here, we are all here, we are here for you. Let's walk through this together, allow me the honor to stand beside you, pray for you, you are worthy, you are loved, you are precious, wonderfully made. Don't let Satan keep you silent, shout it out loud, bring it to the light. My prayer is that having to write one's own cardboard testimony and being truthful about it, will make it easier to share with others.




To read the cardboard testimonies brought up to the cross by the members cut and paste this:
http://www.southernhillschurch.org/clientimages/41803/cardboardtestimonies102608.pdf